different between skateboard vs fingerboard

English

Etymology

skate +? board

Pronunciation

Noun

skateboard (plural skateboards)

1. (sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
2. (automotive) A vehicle chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (ie. batteries), forming the vehicular base.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

skateboard (third-person singular simple present skateboards, present participle skateboarding, simple past and past participle skateboarded)

1. (intransitive) To use a skateboard.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English skateboard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ske?t.b?rt/
• Hyphenation: skate?board

Noun

skateboard n (plural skateboards, diminutive skateboardje n)

1. skateboard

Related terms

• skateboarder m

French

Etymology

From American English skateboard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk?t.b??d/

Noun

skateboard m (plural skateboards)

1. (uncountable) skateboarding

   Le skateboard est l'une de ses activités favorites.

   Skateboarding is one of his favorite activities.

2. (countable) skateboard

   Ce magasin a vendu énormément de skateboards l'année passée.

   This store sold a huge number of skateboards last year.

Synonyms

• (skateboard): skate m, planche de skate, planche à roulettes (dated)
• (skateboarding): skate

Related terms

• skateboardeur m
• skateur m
• skater

Further reading

• “skateboard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Noun

skateboard m (plural skateboards)

1. skateboard

English

Etymology

finger +? board

Noun

fingerboard (plural fingerboards)

1. (music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
2. A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.

Translations

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• board finger